Tales Of Tomorrow: The Dune Roller

Tales Of TomorrowThe 15th episode of ABC’s science fiction anthology series, Tales Of Tomorrow, airs on ABC, with each episode’s opening titles proclaiming that the series is produced “in cooperation with the Science-Fiction League of America”, a collective of sci-fi writers including Isaac Asimov and Theodore Sturgeon among its members. This episode stars Bruce Cabot and Nancy Coleman.

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Have Gun – Will Travel: Ella West

West PointThe 17th episode of Sam Rolfe’s western series Have Gun – Will Travel is broadcast on CBS in the United States, starring Richard Boone. The episode is the fourth of a four-week consecutive streak of scripts written by future Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, a frequent writer in the series’ early seasons. Hear more about it on the Gene-ology podcast

Doctor Who: The Escape

Doctor WhoThe seventh episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. The Escape is part three of the story now collectively known as The Daleks, the first story to feature the Doctor’s future arch-rivals. The Daleks’ rivals on the planet Skaro, the Thals, are encountered for the first time.

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Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea: The Last Battle

Voyage To The Bottom Of The SeaThe 17th episode of Irwin Allen’s adventure series Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea airs on ABC, starring Richard Basehart and David Hedison. John Van Dreelen guest stars.

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Fantastic Voyage: The Most Dangerous Game

Fantastic VoyageABC broadcasts the 17th and final episode of the Filmation animated series Fantastic Voyage, based on the 1966 movie of the same name. Marvin Miller, Ted Knight, and Jane Webb lead the voice cast.

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Doctor Who: The Krotons, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 229th episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC. Philip Madoc guest stars. This is the first Doctor Who story written by Robert Holmes, who will become a frequent writer for the show during the early ’70s and take over as script editor during Tom Baker’s era.

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Apollo 20 hardware reassigned to Skylab

SkylabNASA formally cancels the planned Apollo 20 mission to the moon’s Copernicus crater in order to begin converting the upper stage of the mission’s Saturn V rocket into the Skylab space station, to be launched in the early 1970s. Construction of the Apollo command/service module and lunar module scheduled to fly this mission was halted before either vehicle was completed. The crew would have consisted of Stu Roosa, Paul Weitz and Jack Lousma; ironically, Weitz was transferred to the first Skylab crew, while Lousma was part of the second Skylab crew. Both later flew on shuttle missions.

Strange Report: Report 4407: Heart – No Choice for the Donor

Strange ReportITV airs the 15th episode of the mystery/spy-fi series Strange Report in the U.K., starring Anthony Quayle, Kaz Garas, and Anneke Wills (Doctor Who). (The series is an international co-production and airs in the United States on NBC.)

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A come Andromeda: Episode 1

A come AndromedaItalian broadcaster RAI premieres the first episode of A come Andromeda, starring Luigi Vannucchi and Nicoletta Rizzi. This is an Italian remake of the BBC’s 1961 sci-fi series A For Andromeda, written by Fred Hoyle and John Elliot; the Italian adaptation is written by Claudio Cassinelli. Unlike the BBC’s original series, all episodes of A come Andromeda exist on videotape.

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Doctor Who: Robot, Part 2

Doctor WhoThe 383rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. This is the first story of the fourth Doctor’s era.

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Project UFO Sighting 4024: The Scoutmaster Incident

Project UFOThe 23rd episode of Harold Jack Bloom’s sci-fi series Project UFO airs on NBC, portraying fictionalized investigations into what the show claims are actual cases from the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book investigations. Edward Winter and Caskey Swaim star. With ratings having fallen throughout the second season, the series is cancelled, with three remaining episodes to be “burned off” during the summer months.

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Doctor Who: Castrovalva, Part 1

Doctor WhoThe 554th episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1, ending a trilogy of stories themed around the Doctor’s regeneration and the reintroduction of the Master. Peter Davison makes his debut as the fifth Doctor, and Anthony Ainley guest stars as the Master. The 19th season sees Doctor Who’s first move away from Saturday nights on the BBC’s schedule, with the series now airing on Monday and Tuesday nights. Read more Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast

Doctor Who: Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Part 4

Doctor WhoThe 683rd episode of Doctor Who airs on BBC1. T.P. McKenna and Jessica Martin guest star in the final story of season 25.

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The Tomorrow People: The Culex Experiment – Part 1

The Tomorrow PeopleThe sixth episode of Roger Price’s rebooted science fiction series The Tomorrow People is broadcast on ITV in the U.K. (and will appear later on Nickelodeon in North America), starring Kristian Schmid and Christian Tessier. Naomie Harris (Spyfall), Jean Marsh (Doctor Who), and Connie Booth (Fawlty Towers) guest star in the second season premiere.

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The Tomorrow People: The Rameses Connection – Part 1

The Tomorrow PeopleThe 16th episode of Roger Price’s rebooted science fiction series The Tomorrow People is broadcast on ITV in the U.K. (and will appear later on Nickelodeon in North America), starring Kristian Schmid, Naomie Harris (Spyfall), and Christian Tessier. Christopher Lee (The Wicker Man) and Adjoa Andoh guest star in the third season premiere.

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Babylon 5: In The Beginning

Babylon 5Cable channel TNT airs Babylon 5: In The Beginning, the first of two TV movies contracted by TNT to accompany its package of Babylon 5 reruns (which begin the following night). Set years before the series, In The Beginning chronicles the oft-mentioned-but-never-seen Earth-Minbari War. Premiering the same night is a “special edition” of the 1993 pilot movie, The Gathering, which brings its slightly dated effects and music more in line with the rest of the series. Read more Hear about it on the Sci-Fi 5 podcast

Earth: Final Conflict: Between Heaven And Hell

Earth: Final ConflictThe 32nd episode of Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict, airs in syndication, starring Robert Leeshock, Lisa Howard, Von Flores, and Richard Chevolleau. Majel Barrett Roddenberry (Star Trek) guest stars.

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RoboCop: Prime Directives: Dark Justice

RoboCop: Prime DirectivesThe first movie-length installment episode of the miniseries RoboCop: Prime Directives airs on Space in Canada (the series will air in the U.S. on the Sci-Fi Channel in July). Starring Page Fletcher (The Hitchhiker), Maurice Dean Wint (Captain Power, TekWar, Psi Factor), Geraint Wyn-Davies (Forever Knight), and Maria Del Mar (Mercy Point), the series picks up the story of RoboCop over a decade after the original 1987 film. It is unrelated to the 1994 live-action series based on the same character, although this miniseries is produced by the same production company, exercising their TV rights to the character one last time before that option expires.

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